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UNHTED STATES ADOLF Z6LLIN, OF BADENWEILER,

arana-r caries.

AND EDUARD SCHREIBER, OF GU NDELFINGEN,

GERMANY. I

Application filed August 29, 1922. Serial No. 585,039%.

1' 0 all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that we, Anonr ZoLLIN and EDUARD SOHREIBER, citizens of theGerman Republic, and residing at Badenweiler and Gundelfingen,respectively, in Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Machine for Printing Railway Tickets and the like, ofwhich the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to a machine for printing railway tickets,tickets for theaters,

concerts or the like in the ticket office when they are to be issued.Railway tickets are to be printed by this machine with the name of theend station of the journey, the class. the price and the date of issue.One of the objects of the invention is to reduce the number ofmanipulations for the different operations, so that the printing oftheticket requires less time than is necessary at pres ent to take theticket from the pile. Only two manipulations are necessary, a pressurewith the finger to adjust the die required for the printing and furtherthe depression of a lever to effect the printing and the severing of theticket from the strip of paper. In order to accomplish this the dies forall the stations of the line are arranged upon the circumference of adrum, one such drum being provided for each class, which has anautomatically acting clockwork which is wound up again after eachimpression.

The drum is adjusted by the depression of keys in such a manner that atthe depression ofa new key the previously operated key is automaticallyreturned to the initial position, the die drum being thus liberated toado-pt the new position with the aid of clockwork. It in this manner thedesired die has been brought into the range of the printing device thehand lever is depressed whereby the die is inked, the paper stripadvanced and the ticket printed and severed from the strip.

A form of construction of the machine designed tor the printing ofrailway tickets is shown by way of example on the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine designed for printing ticketsfor four classes. the printing device for the third class being removed.

Fig. 2 shows the machine in side eleva sion, the end wall being removed.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line AB of Fig. 2. v i

Fig. 4 illustrates the lever arrangement upon the rear wall of thecasing designed for the winding up of the station drums for the fourclasses situated in front of the device and for the winding up of theadjustment drum mounted upon the same shaft as thestation drums.

Figs. 5 and6 show respectively in side elevation and in front elevationthe arrange-- ment of. the key board for the adjustment mechanism. I

Fig. 7 shows a single key of the adjustment mechanism on an enlargedscale in longitudinal section.

Fig. 8 shows the development of the drum of the adjustment mechanismshaving stop holes,

Fig. 9 is a vertical section through the middle of the printin'gandsevering device on line C-D of Fig. 10.

Fig.'10 is a front elevation of the printing mechanism, the cover platebeing removed. j I

Fig. 11 is a plan view showing the severing device arranged under thecover plate and the printing pads.

Fig. 12 is a section through the severingv device and Fig. 11. v

13 shows in section the severing device in another position.

Fig. 1a is a section through the printing mechanism on line GH ofFig.15,I the operating lever being shown in the position in which itstands after the printing.

printing pads on line of Fig. 15 is a rear elevation of the boxesdesigned to receive the printing-mechanism Figs. 16 to 18 showconstructional details of mechanisms for the control of the ardboardorcontrol'strip. F ig. 16 is a section on line J-K of Fig. 17 Fig. 17 is asection on line L-M of Fig. 16 and Fig. 1 8 is section on line OP ofFig. 17.

Fig. 19 shows in section the ink reservoir with roller connectedwith theclamping device for the paper strip.-

Fig. 20 is a perspective viewof the ink v ingrreservoir, and 1 p Figs.21 to 24-illustrate the locking device for the printing mechanism. Fig.21 is a side elevation, Fig. 22 a front elevation,

Figs. 23 and 24 are two sections onenla-rged scale, the firstillustrating the locking position and the second the released position.

The following are the principal parts of the machine:

I.-The drums carrying the station dies with the automatic windin updevice, (Figs. 1 t0 4).

lI.-The adjustment mechanism for the station die drums (Figs. 5 to 8).

IH.-The printingand severing mecha nisms (Figs. 920).

lV.The locking device for the printing mechanism designed to pr ventthat, the operation of the printing mechanism being started, it can hestopped without the printing of the railway ticket being completed(Figs. 21 to 24:).

[.Staton cZ-z'e drum with automatic winding up.

The form of construction of the improved printing machine shown by wayof example is designed for instance for four classes (Fig. 1).Consequently tour drums 72a, Z2, 0, (Z are provided which carry thestation dies (Fig. 4:). These four drums 72a, 7), 0 and (Z are mountedupon a common shaft 71 in a casing 70 in such a manner that theirperipheries project into apertures 74C of the front wall of the casingto be accessible at the printing of the ticket or the inking rollers aswell as for the paper strip. At these apertures 7 4 of the wall 5 of thecasing 70 the arrangements for receiving the printing mechanism and thebox-shaped double casing 3 and L- with hand lever 10 are removablymounted.

In order to enable the adjustment of the station die drums 72 for thedesired station a cylinder 73 is keyed upon shaft 71 (as can be seenfrom Figs. 3 and at) between the station drums 7 2a, 7), c, d saidcylinder being designed for the adjustment mechanism which will hehereinafter described. As the adjustment of the station die drums requires each time a more or less great revolution of the station diedrums, an automatically acting drive for the shaft 71 is required. Thisdrive can either consist of a clockwork or or a weight.

As, if a clockwork is rived this clo ' would have to he wound up rromtime to time, an improved weight rotated inechanism is used, accordingto this invention. which at each printing ot a railwa ticket effectsautomatically the raising of the weighted lever required for the drivingof the station die drums. The arrangement is such that, without regardto the amplitude of the part-revolution which the station. die drumsexecute at each printing of a ticket, always the full effect of theweighted lever is atdisposal which serves for driving the shaft 71.

This is realized by the arrangement shown in Figs. 2 to d which consistsot a weighted lever 76 tide-ruined at 75 anal having an adjustableweight '77. This weighted lever 76 holds in its fork-shaped hearing parta spring controlled pawl 78 which engages with a d l: 79 having awedge-shaped groove in such a manner that it the weighted lever 76 islowered the grooved disk '79 is drawn along in the same direction. Aspur wheel. 80 is rigidly connected with the L oved i 9 and meshes witha pinion 8i on shaft 71. The ratio oi tra ission oi the spur wheel 80and pinion S1 sele d that at the greatest possible part revolution ofthe spur wheel thi pinion can. execute under all conditions somewhat.more than a complete revolution in this manner it is absolutely certainthat at the adjustm t of the drum for anv die w r the drum can exe nothe rcvolut necessary for its pr r adiusr sent he it a part revolutionor compl to reve ion.

The control oi? the we hted lever 76 is effected by the arms connectedwith the printing n'levhanisni and designed to control the locking:device for t e printing mechanism which will he !lCSC1'.J8(l hereafter.ln or iii to ensure that the weighted lever 76 can be controlled fromany of printing mechanisms for the tour classes a special levertransmission isprovided, the

lined axle is h edlv connected by an articulated rod and lay an intermdiaiw link 86 with the wei lirted lever 76 so that, it said lever arm 84is re ed the we 'hter lever 76 can he moved lrllO the highest position(shown in dotted lines) with the aid of the arm connected with theprint/"mg:- mecha nism for the first class. in order to enable theweighted lever '74) to he controlled also by the arm 8? of the printing;niccnanism for the second class. a second two-armed lever 85% tulcrumedat 87 is provided which, by a link 91. is hingedlv connected with theshorter of the two arms ot lever 84-. In this manner it is possible tocontrol the weighted love;- 7!; each time the printing mechanis l ns or:c first class and for the second class are operated. A. similar leverarra e ent as described is arr nged in inverse sen e n the range oi? thea. 91:. for the print mechanisms for the third and fourth class ticketsin order to ensure that at the operation oi these printing: mechanismsthe we ght-ed lever 76 be controlled also. printing; mechanism a lever90 t'ulcrumed at 89 is connected by link 91a with a lever 93 fulcrumedat 990 The connection of the two lever systems 8&2 and 88 with 90 and 93is effected by positive connection of the ends of the two levers 8S and90 by means of L. 2 iCia Lil guide slot 95 and pin 94. In this mannerthe weighted lever 7 6 can be controlled always in the same sense fromthe arm 82 of each of the printing mechanisms for the four classes.

[[.-AZjustment mechanism for the station dies.

The adjustment cylinder 73 keyed upon shaft 71 serves for adjusting thedrums 72a, 6, c and (Z which carry the station dies. This cylinder 73has in its circumference adj usting holes 96 arranged as shown by thedevelopment Fig. 8. These adjusting holes are distributed. over thesurface of the adjusting cylinder 73 in such a manner that if a key 99engages with one of the holes of the cylinder the station die designatedby the key is adjusted.

In the form of construction shown each drum 72a, 6, 0 and (Z is arrangedfor 100 station dies so that the adjustment cylinder 73 has 100 holes.Consequently the correspondin number of keys 99 must be provided (Fig.1). Upon each key the name of the station is marked in a similar manneras the characters are marked on the keys of a typewriting machine.

The special construction of the keys is novel which permits incombination with an auxiliary device, that if a key is being depressed,the key which has been depressed previously is released automatically.The special construction of the key is shown in the sectional view Fig.7, and Figs. 5 and 6 show the auxiliary devices which cooperate with thekey. Each key consists of a bolt 98 acted upon by a spring and mountedin a sleeve 97. This bolt 98 carries at one end the key 99 and at theother end a cone 100. In the boring of bolt 98 the adjusting pin 101 ismovably mounted and acted upon by a helical spring 102 in such a mannerthat it always projects from the cone 100.

The auxiliary device consists of a segment 103 pivotally mounted uponshaft 71. A11 abutment rail 103a serves for limiting the lowest positionof said segment. The segment 103 has right angular holes 104 for thereception of the cone 100 of the keys. These holes 104- are arrangedupon the se 'ment 103 displaced with regard to one another in such amanner, that-each key or the cone 100 of each key can come in engagementonly with the hole 104 designed for this key. These holes. 104 are largeenough to leave sufficient play for the seg ment 103 if a key isdepressed so that the key which has been previously depressed and whichwas retained in segment 103 by the edge of the cone being held by thehole, can now securely jump back through the action of its spring. If anew key is depressed the operation is as follows:

be moved back through the action of its spring. The adjusting pin 101 ofthe key.

which has just been depressed will bear upon the outer surface of theadjusting cylinder until this pin can engage with the corresponding hole96 as soon as the weighted lever 76 causes the revolving motion oftheadjustment cylinder 73 which happens if the previously depressed keyisbeing released. The correct adjustment of the drum for the station to beprinted is thus effected and any accidental rotation of the station diedrums is prevented.

I[[.P1inting and severing device.

The printing and severing devices are illustrated in Figs. 9 to 18. Theprinting mechanism consists, as can be specially seen from Figs. 9, 10,14 and 15, of two frames 3 and 4 which are pivo-tally mounted upon bolts2, the frame 3 being remova-bly-mounted upon the end wall 5 of thecasing 70 which is designed for the drums with the station dies, theframe 4 having a lid 6 at its front end upon which on the one hand thecounter plate 7 .of the printing device designed for pressing the paperstrip against the station dles and on the other hand th severing deviceare arranged.

This severing device for the printed ticket consists of a springcontrolled knife carriage mounted upon, the lid 6 of the.

movable frame 4, said carriage being displaced in a direction oppositeto the direction in which its spring acts by a stud 16 fixed on frame 3with the aid of a lever 15 at the instant when frame 4 is made toregister with frame 3 by the depression of the hand lever 10. At thismoment the printed ticket is cut off the paper strip 27 which is pressedagainst a counter-plate of the severing device.

In the lower part of the box-shaped frame 4 a hand lever 10 is pivotallymounted upon the two pivot pins 9, a nose 11 of said lever being actedupon by a spring 12 so that it is always held in the position shown inFig. 9. The two arms of lever 10 have each another nose 13 the uppercurved part of each nose rolling, if the hand lever 10 is operated, uponthe rollers 14 arranged upon the outer side of the frame 3; In thismanner it is possible to make frame 4 pivot connected the one with theother at 21.

around its axle so that if the hand lever 10 is moved in the directionof the arrow shown in Fig. 9, said frame 4 adopts the position shown inFig. 14, in which it embraces entirely the inner frame 3. This movementserves for two purposes, first to press the paper strip by means ofcounterplate 7 against the adjusted station die of the correspondingdrum 72a to d and secondly to operate the severing device 8 shortlybefore the completed movement as the lever 15 which controls the knifeis acted upon by the two pins 16 arranged upon the inner side of frame 3in such a manner that the knife carriage is raised. ,By the movement ofthe frame 4 through the intermediary of the hand lever 10 the followingoperations are further to be effected.

1. The inking of the station die, and

2. The advance of the paper strip 27 upon which the printing has to beeffected for the length of the railway ticket and further the feeding ofthe control strip 27a. This is effected with the aid of two togglejoints which are arranged at either side between the two frames 3 and 4.

These toggle joints are composed each of a lever arm 18 fulcrumed at 17in frame 3 and of a lever 20 fulcrunied at 19 upon the inner side offrame 4 (Figs. 9 and 10).

These two levers 18 and 20 are hingedly The levers 18 are connected byarticulated rods 22 with the carriage 23 guided upon guide rails 24adapted to slide between the two rails 55 in frame 3. This carriage 23consists, as can be specially seen from Figs. 16, 17 and 18, of twoparts separated by a gap 28 through which the paper strips 27 and 27aare fed which come from the slits 26 and 25. The two parts of carriage23 are generally pressed the one upon the other by the action of aspring 29 so that the paper strips 27 and 27 (t are held between saidparts. As the paper strips 27 and 27a are to be held only at thedescending movement of the carriage 23 if they have to be advanced. forthe printing of the railway ticket, an arrangement is provided which isdesigned to release the paper strip 27 and the control strip 27a. beforethe carriage 23 begins to ascend. With this object in view the bolt 30which is acted upon by spring 29 is pushed back by a cam 31 shortlybefore the carriage has arrived at its lowest position so that the gap28 is enlarged. A clamping device 32-33 (Fig. 17) serves to maintain theparts of the carriage at the position of enlarged gap during theascending movement so that the two paper strips are not pulled up withthe carriage, said clamping devices retaining the bolt 30 andconsequently the clamping rail 32a of the carriage 33 until the carria ehas arrived at its highest position. t this moment the clamping deviceis released as the projecting stud 33 (Figs. 18 and 14) strikes againstthe axle 2 which serves at the same time as abutment (Fig. 9). The paperstrip 27 and the control strip 27a can now again be clamped between thetwo parts of carriage 23 under the influence of spring 29. A sec ondholding device is provided to securely hold the strips 27 and 27a in theposition to which they have been brought by the descent of the carriage,this second holding device gripping the paper strips directly after thedescent of the carriage and holding the same during the printing andsevering. This holding device consists, as shown in Figs. 9, 10, 14, 19,of a transverse piece 35 which is movably suspended to shaft 37 by meansof two arms 36. These arms 36 are under the influence of pressuresprings 38 designed to hold the paper strip guided below the bladesprings 34 over a support 39 until this holding device 34 to 38 isreleased. As the paper strips 27 and 27% must be held at this point onlyduring the ascending movement of the carriage 23 but remain free if thecarriage descends, a releasing device for this clamping device isprovided. This releasing device consists of a blade spring 40 (Figs. 10and 14) which reaches under a projecting nose 41 of the transverse piece35 and holds this piece with the blade spring 24. In order to ensurethat, also in this case, the release is effected in proper time shortlybefore the upward movement of the carriage has come to an end thefollowing releasing device is provided:

Upon the second articulated rod 22a a stud 43 (shown in Fig. 10 in dashlines) is mounted which is designed to grip under the right hand sidenose 44 of the transverse piece 35 shortly before the highest positionis reached. Simultaneously with the lifting off of the transverse piece35 and the release of the paper strip resulting therefrom the bladespring 40 becomes free to grip under the nose 41 of the transverse piece35 whereby the clamping device 34 rests open until the same is releasedagain by the button 41 at the downward movement of the carriage.

The printing of the railway ticket is effected in two operations.

At the printing of one railway ticket the preliminary impression for thenext follow ing ticket is already made. At this preliminary printing thetext which remains always thesame, as station of depart, class and theconsecutive number and the date are printed. This is the firstoperation. At the second operation the name of the station ofdestination and the price are printed on the ticket. At the same timethe control strip is printed in two operations. It is not necessary thatthe station of depart be printed upon the control strip as there cannotbe any doubt as regards the origin of the strip. In

accordance with the railway tickets the control strip is printed attlie'iirst operationwith the consecutive number and at the secondoperation with-the name of the station of destination and the prlce; Asthe printing is divided into two printing-steps two The printingmechanism for the second operation consists ofthe dies of the drums 72a,

printing mechanisms are required.

the two parallel rails so that it can QXB cute under the influence ofthe guide curves 49 at the up and down movement at the same time amovement in horizontal direction. This is necessary for the inking andin order to bring the die into the printing position required for theprinting of the strips 27 and 27a. For inking this die 47 whichcomprises the numbering devices 46 the station of depart, the date andclass, the inking receptacle 50 with inking roller 51 is provided. Thereceptacle. 50 designed to receive the printing pad is oscillablymounted by means of trunnions 52 (Figs. 19 and'20) upon the support 39for the pressing device 35 and it is controlled by a small spiral spring54 19). Thismovable arrange ment of the printing pad is necessary tomake free at the top position the way for thefprinting die 47 which ismoved toward the right under the influence of the guide curve 49 as soonas it has reached its lowest position. With this object in view the inkreceptacle 50 has a lateral stud 57 (Fig. 20) which atthe downwardmovement is in contact with-the sliding rail 55 and-pushes back theinking roller 51" so that the'path' for the printing die 47 is made freefor the ascent.

For inking the die mounted in the'drum a second inking device 58 isprovided which has an inking roller 59 connected by means ofelastic'connecting rods 60'with the guide ribs 24 designed to'communicate a reciproeating movement to the other parts of the device.In order to ensure that the inking roller 59 comes in contact with theadjusted die only for a short moment during the downward movement of thesame curved guides 61 are arrangedfor this-inking roller in the innerframe 3, these guides being arranged so that shortly beforethecompletion of the downward movement the inking roller 59 is pressedagainst the adjusted station die and effects the inking in rolling oversaid die. At the next moment the inking having been done the inkingroller isflifted oii whilstthe station die continuesi w d scend so thatthe path forthe printing'pad 56 is made free. 62- and 63 aremerelypr'otecting plates-which, "elastically arrangedleave betweenthem-a gap which is only'so large that the paper strips can be broughtin contact with the drums.-

' The operation of the numbering mechanisms 46 is eifectedwith the, aidof the,

spring controlled feeding bolts 64 mounted;

upon the abutment 7 two of such feeding bolts 64 being provided'as canbe seen from Fig. 11, one for the numbering device-for the railwayticket" and the; other for the numbering device for the control strip.

It may-furtherbe' remarked that in the form of construction shown by wayof ex ample the freely accessible paper rollsand strips ought to belocked up in the practical use n order to prevent the fraudulous ma-fnipulation, specially of the control strip.

[ V. L007cing ale vice m im rintin a pamtus.-

' In order to'preventthat a movement of the hand lever 10 or"the'prin'ting device once started can be stoppedwithout completion oftheprlnting of a ticket a special locking device is provided. Thislocking device'is shown in Figs; 21 to24, Figs. 21' and 22 showing thesame in elevation seen, from two different sides, Figs. 23 and 24 beingalongitudinal sec tionwhich show the locking deviceat about the lockingposition and Fig. 24 in the released position. This locking deviceiconsists essentially of a rod l05suspendedto the top plate ofboX 70 anddesigned to serve '105 as guide for a casing 106. This casing can be"moved up" and down by the t w'o levers 82; 82 rigidly conneoted' withthe" frame 4 of'the printing device which=has to'be moved; The upwardmovement can take place at any time, but the downward move ment only, ifthe forward movement and consequentlytheprinting of the ticket havebeen'completed. With this object in view a locking pawl 108 controlledbya spring'lOi' is pivotally mounted in a recess of rod 105.

This locking pawl 108 places itself-against the inner wall of casing 106in such'a man ner that the axial displacement of said casing upon therodin downward direction is impossible.

In order-to permitthe downward movement of the casing after the printinghas been completed a separate locking .for 'the i pawl 108isprovidedwhich consists of 1'3. ring 110 controlled by a spring '109 and designedto grip behind a nose 111 of the lo'cking pawl 108 when, after thecasing 106has arrived at its highest position, the locking pawl 108 isslightly raisedby striking roe double the size, Fig. 23'showing the samein against the cross pin 112 (confer position Fig. 24). The locking pawl108 is thus released. The reinsertion of the locking pawl 108 iseffected by the adjusting screw 113 screwed into the casing 106 andserving abutment for the ring 110. By this short contact the lockingring 110 is pressed downward against the action of spring 109 before thecasing 106 arrives at its lowest position, the locking pawl 108 beingthus released.

dvVe claim 1. Machine for printing, before the issue of the same,railway tickets and the like with continuously varying text comprisingin combination a main shaft, several printing drums upon said shaft,station dies mounted upon said drums, an automatically acting winding-updevice for said printing drums, an adjustment mechanism for adjustingsaid printing drums according to the desired text, a key board the keysof which adjust the position of the adjustment device, a printing andsevering mechanism for each drum, a cardboard strip for each drum forthe tickets to be printed, a control strip for each drum for controllingthe tickets printed and issued, and a hand lever for operating saidprinting and severing mechanisms in two steps so that at the first stepthe two strips. are advanced and at the second step the two strips areprinted and the printed ticket is severed from the strip.

2. Machine for printing railway tickets and the like comprising incombination a frame, a main shaft revolubly mounted in the frame,several printing drums one for each class mounted upon said shaft,station dies mounted on said drums, an adjustment cylinder mounted uponsaid shaft between said printing drums having as many perforations asthere are station dies, a pivotally mounted weighted lever designed torevolve said shaft, a key board comprising as many keys as there areperforations in the adjustment cylinder, the key which is being depressed engaging with the perforation of the cylinder which correspondsto the sta tion die to be printed, a cardboard strip for each drum forthe tickets to be printed, a paper strip for each drum for the controlof the impressions made, means for intermittently feeding these strips,a severing apparatus for each drum for cutting off the printed ticket, ahand lever for operating said printing and severing mechanisms, a rodand lever system connecting said weighted lever with said hand lever sothat the same is raised after each printing operation.

3. Machine for printing railway tickets and the like comprising incombination a frame, a main shaft revolubly mounted in the frame,several printing drums one for each class mounted upon said shaft,station dies mounted on said drums, an adjustment cylinder mounted uponsaid shaft between said printing drums having'as many perforations asthere are station dies, a pivotally mounted weighted lever, a ratchetmounted upon the pivot pin of said weighted lever, a pawl hingedlymounted upon said lever engaging with said ratchet, a toothed wheel ofmuch smaller diameter than said ratchet keyed upon said ,main shaft andmeshing with said ratchet, a key board comprising as many keys as thereare perforations in the adjustment cylinder, the key which is beingdepressed engaging with the perforation of the cylinder whichcorresponds to the station die to be printed, a cardboard strip for eachdrum for the tickets to be printed, a paper strip for each drum for thecontrol of the impressions made, means for intermittently feedin thesestrips, a severing apparatus for each drum for cutting off the printedticket, a hand lever for operating said printing and severingmechanisms, a rod and lever system connecting said weighted lever withsaid hand lever so that the same is raised after each printingoperation.

4. In a machine for printing tickets as described the rod and leversystem for connecting the hand lever with the weighted lever comprisinga lever projecting from each printing and severing mechanism, fourtwo-armed levers pivotally mounted and designed to be acted upon each bythe lever of the corresponding printing and severing mechanism, linksfor hingedly connectin said two-armed levers with one another, an a rodand link connecting said weighted lever with said set of two-armedlevers.

5. In a machine for printing tickets as described the means for lockingand releasing the adjustment cylinder consisting of a segment looselymounted upon the main shaft so that its curved wall covers theperforated adjustment cylinder, having holes which are larger than thoseof the adjustment cylinder but correspond with the same in position, thekeys of the key board having each a central boring, a cone at the end ofeach key designed to engage with the corresponding hole of the segmentto hold the segment and to release the same if at the depression ofanother key the segment is slightly moved and a spring controlled rod insaid body of each key designed to engage with the correspondingperforation of the adjustment cylinder to lock the same in the adjustedposition.

6. In a machine for printing tickets of the type described the keysconsisting each of a spring controlled bolt having a central boring atits lower end, the key board marked with the name of the station towhich the type corresponds, a perforated cone at the lower end of thekey, a spring 1 controlled coupling pin in said b'oring of the boltdesigned to engage with the corre sponding hole of the adjustmentcylinder for stopping the same. said cone being designed to retain thekey in the operative position by its engagement with an oblong hole ofthe segment upon the adjustment cylinder.

7. In the machine for printing tickets of the type described theprinting and severing mechanism consisting of an inner fixed frame andof an outer movable frame pivotally connectedwith said fixed frame, aspring controlled hand lever pivotally mounted upon said movable frame,a curved extension at the upper end of said hand lever, an abutmentroller upon said fixed frame, the printing pads fixed upon the innersurface of the lid of said movable frame and the severing mechanism,said printing pad serving to advance the cardboard strip for the ticketsto be printed and the control strip and said severing mechanism servingto cut off the ticket which has been printed if the movable frame ispressed upon the fixed frame with the aid of said hand lever.

8. In the machine for printing tickets of the type described themechanism for inking the printing die'if the movable frame is pressedupon a fixed frame comprising in combination with the fixed frame andwith the movable frame two toggle levers between said frames composedeach of a lever pivotally mounted upon the fixed frame and of a leverpivotally mounted upon the movable frame, means for pivotally connectingsaid two levers the one with the other, a carriage movably mounted atthe upper end of the fixed frame composed of two parts between which thepassage for the ticket strip and for the control strip is formed, rodsconnecting said toggle levers with said carriage.

9. In the machine for printing tickets of the type described thesevering device for the ticket strip comprising in combination with thefixed frame and with the movable frame, a knife carriage arranged uponthe lid of said movable frame, a stud upon the movable frame designed toact upon said knife carriage, alever designed to push said stud forwardif the movable frame is being pressed upon the fixed frame.

10. A locking device for the printing apparatus comprising incombination with the fixed frame the movable frame and the hand leverfor operating said movable frame a suspended rod, a casing positivelyconnected with said movable frame guided upon said rod, a springcontrolled pawl upon said rod bearing against the inner surface of saidcasing and designed to prevent the axial displacement of said casing, anabutment for releasing said locking pawl, a spring controlledlockingring for said pawl, and a second abutment designed to act upon saidlocking ring for releasing the pawl shortly before the completion of thedownward movement of said casing.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ADOLF ZOLLIN. EDUARD SCHREIBER. Witnesses:

ELISE 'SCHAAF, KARL HERM.

